It's completely dark again.
Night felt his consciousness slowly drift along all the memories he knew and could remember.
And among all of the things he saw, was a day he never wanted to remember.
A quiet day, or at least that was what he thought
The streets were bustling.
She pulled him along.
He was short, clearly no more than six years old.
A language echoed in the air. It wasn't English but Korean, something he hadn't heard in a long time.
As the crowd pulled up, he finally tried to see who held his hand.
He looked up to see who it was.
He knew who it was now.
I really miss you, Asuna.
---
Just like before, night woke up at that point, his body dripping and drenched in sweat.
His bed was visibly compressed , it was clear he slept in agony.
A small vial was at the edge of his bed.
The Elixir
His former gloomy face lit up a little, as he grabbed the bottle.
«Rune»
Chronicles- [Shadow Key], [Forgotten King's blade],[Everbloom],[Dark Shroud],[Librarian's lost Journal],[Vampire Cleaver],[Blood fruit]
[Blood Fruit]-
Effects-[Recovery],[Frenzy]
Grade- III
The information was short and simple like I had expected, but, he was a bit surprised it was considered a chronicle.
It's grade was high.
Among elixirs, they were ranked not by tiers but grades. Still based on spawn tiers but, only above the demon rank.
Meaning, it being a grade three was a great boon on its own..
Looking at it, a grin formed along his face. The cleaver was a complete jackpot.
Looking at his hand again, he felt his control over aen had increased greatly, but that pain was something he never ever wanted to feel again.
He stared outside his window and saw how dark it was outside.
Thinking of it, he could barely remember how long he had spent since entering the scape.
Judging how long he'd spent with Sylvia and in the ruined city, it would be about eight months.....
And that meant, it was slowly approaching that period.
Night cuddled up, before clearing his mind.
---
By day break, night was fully ready, he washed up and dressed.
Going outside, he met his mom already up, preparing breakfast.
He tried to avoid her seeing him, but, he was shocked when she called him out.
In a childish voice he greeted.
"Good morning, mom"
She smiled and waved him off without a word. Night couldn't help but noticed the bags under her eyes.
She cried.
Although he didn't want to, he ended up walking up to her and hugged her tightly...
She shuddered a little, shocked.
But, held me back, whispering "Thank you".
In the end , nights stayed back to help her.
Cutting up vegetables and meat, he did how he was instructed.
Night knew fairly how to cook from his childhood, but never really did because it was never really necessarily.
Since he arrived in the Scape, it was mainly makeshift food he managed to prepare...
Now, he could make actual food.
Washing, frying and slicing, the food piled up, as mother and child . Messed around and smiled as they worked.
Soon, everything was ready, Mia walked out, her eyes puffy, but the moment she saw the feast on the table.
Her eyes gleamed with excitement instantly.
It made me smile, but, I knew It was just a reflex feeling of this body....
Another person walked out of a room, down the short passage.
It was his father.
He looked rough and unexpectedly childish. Seeing the food, his eyes lit up just like mia.
Mom scolded them, and in a hurry, they both ran back in and freshened up.
Soon, everyone surrounded the table. Eating happily. It felt silent at first, until dad said something.
Laughter erupted everywhere, Mia looked happy, I felt it too.
It was hard to ignore, how his dad joked about something and followed his mother into a funny argument.
It felt warm, seeing everything.
Night subconsciously thought
‡Is this what a happy family is like .
---
The moment breakfast was over, night packed the plates along with his mother.
They went into the kitchen and watched as his father and Mia laughed and played around.
Everything felt warm.
As night washed the dishes along with his mother....
She smiled before saying,
‡ I love you, Son
Night was startled by what she said. But, it felt right.
Night didn't realise when tears dropped down his face. It was his and wasn't at the same time.
He felt exactly what the other felt. And what they were feeling was pure warm.
The moment he finished, his father's eye gleamed with something he couldn't understand and in the next moment, he place seven silver coins in his hands, then whispered in a low voice.
‡By some snacks for you and your sister...
This will be our little secret....
He roughed up my air, looking at the coins, I couldn't help but smile and say thank you..
---
Both Mia and I, left the house in a fairly happy mood. My sync rate increased to about twenty-one percent, yet, it was hard to feel any sense of urgency in it.
As I walked down the street, I could feel mia's warm hard on mine. She seemed really excited.
The moment she small me looking at her, she smiled, and said
‡ Brother what's wrong, I hope your not trying to ask me for my share in the snacks.
I looked at her. Hearing her say that made a strange feeling engulf me instantly.
It felt like my heart was about to explode. Hearing her say that, made me feel happy, it made me want to laugh.
Seeing that I did not say anything, Mia continued, her face clearly showing she was a little annoyed as she pouted.
‡ Brother!!!
Okay, okay, I promise I won't ask for any.
I was still talking when I felt a familiar presence around me. My shadow alarmed me of someone.
The moment I turned around, I saw an unfamiliar face, but a familiar timid expression on his face.
"Min jae"